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QUESTION N14
GS2
10 marks

Electronic cash transfer system for welfare schemes is an ambitious project to minimize corruption, eliminate wastage and facilitate reforms. Comment.

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What the examiner wants

Comment the exact proposition in the PYQ — “Electronic cash transfer system for welfare schemes is an ambitious project to minimize corruption, eliminate wastage and facilitate reforms. Comment.” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing E-governance.

CommentGive your own view on the statement and back it with facts and examples.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘Electronic cash transfer system for welfare schemes is an ambitious project to minimize corruption, eliminate wastage and facilita’, directly answer: Electronic cash transfer system for welfare schemes is an ambitious project to minimize corruption, eliminate wastage and facilitate reforms≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘Electronic cash transfer system for welfare schemes is an ambitious project to minimize corruption, eliminate’, build the causal/institutional mechanism behind E-governance, not just a list of features≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘Electronic cash transfer system for welfare schemes is an ambitious project to minimize corruption, eliminate’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to E-governance≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise E-governanceExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘Electronic cash transfer system for welfare schemes is an ambitious project to minimize corruption, eliminate wastage an’, avoid a generic note on E-governance; answer the actual wording/directive and the E-governance proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘Electronic cash transfer system for welfare schemes is an ambitious project to minimize corruption, eliminate wastage an’, do not add examples around E-governance unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • 3-box flow: concept/context → core argument/evidence → implication/way forward
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.